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Ghana Olympic Committee to work with Hungary to help deliver 2023 African Games in Accra

Hungary has agreed to partner Ghana to help ensure the successful hosting of the 2023 African Games in Accra.

As reported by the Ghana News Agency, the partnership will explore the areas of best practices, technical and management cooperation.

It follows a meeting between a Ghanaian delegation led by Curtis Perry Kwabla Okudzeto, the country’s Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, and the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), represented by President Krisztián Kulcsár and secretary general Bálint Vékássy.

The meeting took place at the MOB’s headquarters in Budapest.

It also focused on possible sports diplomacy relations between Hungary and Ghana.

Okudzeto revealed the Ministry of Youth and Sports, through the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), is looking forward to working with Hungary to implement the various transformative proposals discussed.

He said both countries could work together in exchanging knowledge and support for the various governing bodies for the 2023 African Games.

The Ghanaian delegation also included Frank Quist, chief director at the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

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Daniel Etchells graduated from the University of Huddersfield with a BA honours degree in Media and Sports Journalism in 2010. Before joining insidethegames.biz, Daniel covered football for various national newspapers through the Wardle Whittell Agency and undertook placements writing for the official website of his beloved Manchester United, the Manchester Evening News and BBC Sport.

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